After Building One of VR’s Most Successful Games, ‘Beat Saber’ Founder Plans to Take a Break from VR

Jan ‘Split’ Ilavsky, founder of Beat Games and creator behind VR’s favorite block-slashing rhythm game Beat Saber (2018), left the studio late last month, stepping down from his position as…

Continue ReadingAfter Building One of VR’s Most Successful Games, ‘Beat Saber’ Founder Plans to Take a Break from VR

Pico Reportedly to Release ‘PICO 4S’ Headset, According to New Trademark & Leaked Controller Design

The Game Developer Conference (GDC) is coming up next week, which could give ByteDance’s XR subsidiary Pico Interactive a perfect opportunity to showcase what, according to a recent trademark and leaked…

Continue ReadingPico Reportedly to Release ‘PICO 4S’ Headset, According to New Trademark & Leaked Controller Design

Sony’s Upcoming MR Headset Could Point the Way for Controllers on Vision Pro

Vision Pro doesn’t have controllers, but it’s clear Apple will need to support immersive hardware input somehow in the future, if only for the greater precision it might bring to industry…

Continue ReadingSony’s Upcoming MR Headset Could Point the Way for Controllers on Vision Pro

Meta Reportedly Rejected Google Partnership to Bring Android XR to Quest

According to a report from The Information, Google and Meta held a meeting late last year wherein the two companies discussed the possibility of bringing Android XR to Meta headsets.…

Continue ReadingMeta Reportedly Rejected Google Partnership to Bring Android XR to Quest

Newly Announced ‘Neuromancer’ TV Show Could Be Another Big Moment for VR to Make an Impact

Apple announced that it’s bringing a new show to Apple TV+ based on William Gibson’s award-winning cyberpunk novel Neuromancer (1984), offering another big moment for VR to take the limelight. According…

Continue ReadingNewly Announced ‘Neuromancer’ TV Show Could Be Another Big Moment for VR to Make an Impact